Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank in Uruguay
Uruguay: Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank was 9 surveys in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank in Uruguay, 1963–2025
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in surveys.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the world bank in Uruguay is 9 surveys, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the world bank in Uruguay peaked at 10 surveys in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0 surveys, in 1963.
That places Uruguay 4th out of 170 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 surveys | 0 surveys | 0 surveys | 7 |
| 1970s | 0 surveys | 0 surveys | 0 surveys | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 surveys | 0 surveys | 0 surveys | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 surveys | 0 surveys | 0 surveys | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 surveys | 0 surveys | 4 surveys | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.5 surveys | 5 surveys | 10 surveys | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.83 surveys | 9 surveys | 10 surveys | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 1 Costa Rica 10 surveys compare
- 1 Ecuador 10 surveys compare
- 1 Indonesia 10 surveys compare
- 4 Armenia 9 surveys compare
- 4 Bolivia 9 surveys compare
- 4 Brazil 9 surveys compare
- 4 Colombia 9 surveys compare
- 4 Dominican Republic 9 surveys compare
- 4 Georgia 9 surveys compare
- 4 Kyrgyzstan 9 surveys compare
- 4 Paraguay 9 surveys compare
- 4 Peru 9 surveys compare
- 4 Thailand 9 surveys compare
- 4 United States 9 surveys compare
More poverty & inequality data for Uruguay
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.41 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,058 kg per hectare (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 25.9% (2021)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.218 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 18.5% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1186 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1027 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1027 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2514 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the world bank in Uruguay?
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the world bank in Uruguay was 9 surveys in 2025, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the world bank recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 10 surveys in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the world bank recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 surveys in 1963.
- How does Uruguay rank for number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the world bank?
- Uruguay ranks 4th out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the world bank rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of income or consumption surveys available in the past decade. Each decade comprises the current year and the nine years before.